In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

At the center of this episode is music from alumni of the Jackie McLean Institute for Jazz, University of Hartford where this show is broadcast. Also music from jazz greats Rollins, Pepper and Miles.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension ~ Lock Down Blues ~ Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2022
Tony Davis ~ Trinkets From Mars ~ Jessamine
Brandee Younger ~ End Means ~ Gadabout Season
Sarah Hanahan ~ NATO ~ Among Giants
Al Foster ~ Pent-Up House ~ Live at Smoke
Sonny Rollins ~ How High the Moon ~ Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders
Art Pepper ~ You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To ~ Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section
Miles Davis ~ Joshua ~ Seven Steps To Heaven

We continue with a 2025 album release review. This week we are concentrating on recordings from local jazz scenes that I have a connection with, Hartford and San Diego. I also include Detroit after attending their great jazz festival.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Irving Flores ~ With Amanda in Favignana ~ Armando Mi Conga
Victor Baker Quartet ~ As the Crow Flies ~ As the Crow Flies
David Borgo ~ The Lick ~ Uplift
Tony Davis ~ Unrequited ~ Jessamine
Alex Tremblay & Vanisha Gould ~ Scenic Route ~ People and Places
Louis Jones III ~ Stuck ~ Motions
Chuck Mangione ~ Children of Sanchez ~ Children of Sanchez

This show features some of my favorite releases in 2025. We also pay tribute to the jazz artists that passed during last year.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Joe Farnsworth ~ All Said and Done ~ The Big Room
ARTEMIS ~ What The World Needs Now Is Love ~ ARBORESQUE
Branford Marsalis Quartet ~ ‘Long As You Know You’re Living Yours ~ Belonging
Brandee Younger ~ BBL ~ Gadabout Season
Roberta Flack ~ Compared to What ~ First Take
Mike Wofford ~ Cole Porter ~ Synergy
Al Foster ~ E.S.P. ~ Live at Smoke
Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane & Matt Garrison ~ Two Jimmys ~ In Movement

This post-holiday episode is taken from the Replay 2025 list of most recordings that I played most frequently throughout the year. It is, perhaps a reflection of my current musical tastes that I would like to share with you at the years end. Hope you enjoy.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Out Of/Into ~ Ofafrii ~ Motion I
ARTEMIS ~ Komorebi ~ ARBORESQUE
Noah Preminger ~ Carry Me Ohio ~ Ballads
Charles Lloyd ~ Cape to Cairo ~ The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
Branford Marsalis Quartet ~ The Windup ~ Belonging
Emmet Cohen ~ Surrey With the Fringe on Top ~ Vibe Provider
Mike Wofford ~ J.P.'s Afternoon ~ Synergy
Ahmad Jamal ~ Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child ~ Marseille

I usually don't do Christmas specials, but there are a few holiday tunes that seem to make it into my playlist each year. There is a San Diego jazz set following, and we throw in Hubbard and Cobham to round out this show.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Chris Potter ~ O Come All Ye Faithful ~ A Concord Jazz Christmas 2
Marian McPartland ~ God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen ~ A Concord Jazz Christmas
Miles Davis ~ Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern) ~ Jingle Bell Jazz
Holly Hofmann ~ Minor Miracle ~ Minor Miracle
James Moody ~ Cherokee ~ 80 Years Young: Live at the Blue Note
James Moody ~ Moody's Mood For Love / The Television Rap ~ 80 Years Young: Live at the Blue Note
Gilbert Castellanos ~ New Delhi ~ Espérame En El Cielo
Freddie Hubbard ~ Crisis ~ Ready for Freddie
Billy Cobham ~ Heather ~ Crosswinds